Multi cellular divider

Abstract

A divider blank comprising four hinged strips serially arranged with their longitudinal axes parallel, said strips being an end strip, two middle strips and an end strip; divider flaps cut from and hingedly connected to each of the strips; the ends of the divider flaps of the end strips being adhesively connectable to the ends of the divider flaps of their respective hinged middle strip when they are caused to be moved to overlying relation whereby to form a divider between their respective strips; the outer strips being adhesively connectable to form a composite strip upon first folding the end strips over their respective adjacent strips and then folding the outside strips to overlie each other; the hinged connection between the middle strips being severable when they are caused to overlie each other as aforesaid; said divider panels when adhesively connected as aforesaid to form dividers interconnecting said composite strip and said middle strips and being adapted to space the strips as the divider panels hinge from their respective panels to articulate the assembly to define four series of divided cells; anchor flaps on the strips and on the dividers for connection to the walls of a container to impart spreading motion to the strips and dividers as the container is moved from a flat to a set-up position.

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows: 
     
       1. A divider blank comprising four hinged strips serially arranged with their longitudinal axes parallel, said strips being an end strip, two middle strips and an end strip;   divider flaps cut from and hingedly connected to each of the strips;   the ends of the divider flaps of the end strips being adhesively connectable to the ends of the divider flaps of their respective hinged middle strip when they are caused to be moved to overlying relation whereby to form a divider between their respective strips;   the outer strips being adhesively connectable to form a composite strip upon first folding the end strips over their respective adjacent strips and then folding the outside strips to overlie each other;   the hinged connection between the middle strips being severable when they are caused to overlie each other as aforesaid;   said divider panels when adhesively connected as aforesaid to form dividers interconnecting said composite strip and said middle strips and being adapted to space the strips as the divider panels hinge from their respective panels to articulate the assembly to define four series of divided cells;   anchor flaps on the strips and on the dividers for connection to the walls of a container to impart spreading motion to the strips and dividers as the container is moved from a flat to a set-up position.   
     
     
       2. A divider assembly comprising: a stack of at least three longitudinal dividers;   transverse divider flaps cut from said longitudinal dividers, hinged thereto, and juxtaposed thereto, the free ends of some divider flaps being adhesively secured whereby as the outside ones of said stack of longitudinal dividers are moved longitudinally with respect to each other said transverse divider flaps hinge to an operative position at right angles to the longitudinal dividers;   said transverse divider flaps including divider flaps that extend on each side of the longitudinal divider from which they are cut, and divider flaps that are adhesively joined to a divider flap cut from an adjacent longitudinal divider;   and anchor flaps for connecting the divider assembly to the walls of a container to impart spreading motion to the divider assembly as the container is moved from a flat to a setup position.